May 15, 2006

Joe Goode brings political, management, research expertise to renowned targeting and turnout organization.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an effort to build upon its 2004 election success, Women's Voices. Women Vote. has named former Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research C.O.O. Joe Goode to become its first Executive Director. Goode brings a wealth of management, research and campaign experience to an organization that helped dramatically increase turnout of unmarried women during the 2004 election.

"We have made great progress over the last three years, but we must keep up with our expanded operations for 2006," said Page Gardner, President of Women's Voices. Women Vote. "Joe brings management and political expertise that will be essential to guiding our efforts this year and growing the organization over the long term."

Goode has worked as both a manager and pollster. He comes to WVWV from Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GQR), where he served as chief operating officer since 1999. Under his management, the company doubled in size and established itself as an international leader in survey research and campaign consulting. Goode also provided polling services and analytic advice to select clients during his tenure as COO.

Goode was the campaign manager for the successful 1996 campaign of North Carolina Congressman David Price. After serving as the congressman's district director, Goode returned to Washington as a vice president at the polling firm of Lake Snell Perry. He worked with firm president Celinda Lake on various U.S. political campaigns and provided research for non-profit organizations and foundations.

Goode began his polling career as director of computing services for Greenberg-Lake, Inc. in 1989. He was the senior analyst on CEO Stan Greenberg's work for the Clinton for President campaign in 1992, assisting in the development and implementation of all polling and focus groups for the primary and general election campaigns. After the election, Goode served as the lead analyst for Greenberg on all research conducted for the White House and Democratic National Committee from 1993 to 1995.

Goode graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in political science.

Women's Voices. Women Vote is a 501(c)3 non-profit that conducts research, develops lists, targets and turns out unmarried women voters. Its groundbreaking research on the marriage gap, as well as demographic and attitudinal research on unmarried women voters and non-voters can be reviewed on its website, at www.wvwv.org.

The marriage gap is one of the most important dynamics of modern politics. According to The Almanac of American Politics, the marriage gap is "far wider than the oft-touted gender gap."